It was largely in the valleys of the Lycus and the Iris that the economic life of interior Pontus was concentrated. The plains through which these rivers flow, rising "like terraces one above another," enjoy the advantages of a mild climate and a fertile soil and so produced rich harvests of grain and fruit; and through them led the highways that connected this remote portion of Asia Minor with the East and West. The most fertile of all was Phanaroea.... This "Garden of Pontus" was rich in olives and vines and "possessed all other good qualities."
The Phanaroea plain (Φανάροια), the modern Erbaa Plain (Erbaa Ovası), is a plain lying mostly in the Erbaadistrict of Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It runs east-west for about 60 kilometres (37 mi), along the Kelkit River (ancient Lykos) in a valley created by the North Anatolian Fault. It has a maximum width of 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). The Yeşilırmak (ancient Iris) runs along its western edge and is joined by the Kelkit in the northwest corner of the plain. Its altitude ranges from about 200–260 m. The Niksar plain to the east, at 260–300 m altitude, continues the Erbaa plain, and is generally considered part of the Phanaroea.
In the 20th century, it produced grain, fruit, vegetables, tobacco, rice, and opium poppy.[2]
The ancient city of Eupatoria lay near the confluence of the two rivers. The ancient city of Cabira was probably located in the Niksar plain.
Strabo describes Phanaroea as rich in olives and vines and having the best soil in the Pontus.
phanaroea, largely, valleys, lycus, iris, that, economic, life, interior, pontus, concentrated, plains, through, which, these, rivers, flow, rising, like, terraces, above, another, enjoy, advantages, mild, climate, fertile, soil, produced, rich, harvests, grai. It was largely in the valleys of the Lycus and the Iris that the economic life of interior Pontus was concentrated The plains through which these rivers flow rising like terraces one above another enjoy the advantages of a mild climate and a fertile soil and so produced rich harvests of grain and fruit and through them led the highways that connected this remote portion of Asia Minor with the East and West The most fertile of all was Phanaroea This Garden of Pontus was rich in olives and vines and possessed all other good qualities David Magie 1 The Phanaroea plain Fanaroia the modern Erbaa Plain Erbaa Ovasi is a plain lying mostly in the Erbaa district of Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey It runs east west for about 60 kilometres 37 mi along the Kelkit River ancient Lykos in a valley created by the North Anatolian Fault It has a maximum width of 8 kilometres 5 0 mi The Yesilirmak ancient Iris runs along its western edge and is joined by the Kelkit in the northwest corner of the plain Its altitude ranges from about 200 260 m The Niksar plain to the east at 260 300 m altitude continues the Erbaa plain and is generally considered part of the Phanaroea In the 20th century it produced grain fruit vegetables tobacco rice and opium poppy 2 The ancient city of Eupatoria lay near the confluence of the two rivers The ancient city of Cabira was probably located in the Niksar plain Strabo describes Phanaroea as rich in olives and vines and having the best soil in the Pontus See also edit1942 Niksar Erbaa earthquakeNotes edit David Magie Roman Rule in Asia Minor To the End of the Third Century After Christ 1950 reprinted 2015 ISBN 1400849799 1 178 B C McGing The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator King of Pontus Mnemosyne Ser Suppl 89 1997 ISBN 90 04 07591 7 p 6f 40 43 N 36 33 E 40 71 N 36 55 E 40 71 36 55 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phanaroea amp oldid 1188395703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
